filk
:filk: /filk/ n.,v. [from SF fandom, where a typo for `folk' was adopted
as a new word] Originally, a popular or folk song with lyrics revised or
completely new lyrics and/or music, intended for humorous effect when
read, and/or to be sung late at night at SF conventions. More recently
(especially since the late 1980s), filk has come to include a great deal
of originally-composed music on SFnal or fantasy themes and a range of
moods wider than simple parody or humor. Worthy of mention here because
there is a flourishing subgenre of filks called `computer filks',
written by hackers and often containing rather sophisticated technical
humor. See double bucky
for an example. Compare grilf
, hing
pr0n
, and newsfroup
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